Two Nebraska laws you’ll likely see more convictions on in coming years
deal with felony punishments for Dog Fighting and Animal Cruelty.
These laws are meant to end deliberate torture of animals in our
state. The Nebraska Humane Society applauds Nebraska Lawmakers
who have stepped up to the plate and said we simply won’t tolerate this
type of cruel mistreatment in our state.

Felony Cruelty(LB 273 section 28-1009 subsection b)
“A person who cruelly mistreats an animal is guilty of a Class IV
felony if such cruel mistreatment involves the knowing and intentional
torture, repeated beating or mutilation of the animal.” (In
other words, intend to do it, or do it more than once, and your
punishment goes from misdemeanor to FELONY)

Felony Dog Fighting(LB 273section 28-1005 subsection 1)

No person shall knowingly

promote, engage in, or be employed at dog fighting,
cockfighting, bearbaiting, or pitting an animal against another;

receive money for the admission of another person to a
place kept for such a purpose;

own, use, train, sell, or possess an animal for such
purpose; or

permit any act as described in this subsection to
occur on any premises owned or controlled by him or her.

Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a
class IV felony.

No person shall knowingly and willingly be present at and
witness as a spectator dogfighting, cockfighting, bearbaiting or the
pitting of an animal against another as prohibited in subsection (1) of
this section. Any person who violates any provision of this
subsection shall be guilty of a class IV felony. (In other
words if you engage in dogfighting, you allow it to happen on your
property, or you watch it and don’t report it you can be charged with a
FELONY)

Click on the links below to learn more!Omaha
City chapter 6:State Laws:Go here and scroll to the Chapter Number (the first
number listed) and click the number, then scroll to the section of the
statute you wish to see: